The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.

Quote by Shakespeare

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And oftentimes excusing of a fault doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.

And oftentimes excusing of a fault doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.

The saying is true, The empty vessel makes the greatest sound

The saying is true, The empty vessel makes the greatest sound

False face must hide what the false heart doth know.

False face must hide what the false heart doth know.

Love is too young to know what conscience is.

Love is too young to know what conscience is.

So foul and fair a day I have not seen.

So foul and fair a day I have not seen.

Love is blind and lovers cannot see the pretty follies that themselves commit; For if...

Love is blind and lovers cannot see the pretty follies that themselves commit; For if...

There's place and means for every man alive.

There's place and means for every man alive.

And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the...

And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the...

Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasance, age full of...

Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasance, age full of...

When the age is in, the wit is out.

When the age is in, the wit is out.

A gentleman that loves to hear himself talk, will speak more in a minute than...

A gentleman that loves to hear himself talk, will speak more in a minute than...

The Devil hath power To assume a pleasing shape

The Devil hath power To assume a pleasing shape

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none

Simply the thing that I am shall make me live.

Simply the thing that I am shall make me live.

He is winding the watch of his wit; by and by it will strike.

He is winding the watch of his wit; by and by it will strike.

Reflection is the business of man; a sense of his state is his first duty:...

Reflection is the business of man; a sense of his state is his first duty:...

Every cloud engenders not a storm

Every cloud engenders not a storm

As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods; they kill us for their...

As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods; they kill us for their...

Love to faults is always blind, always is to joy inclined. Lawless, winged, and unconfined,...

Love to faults is always blind, always is to joy inclined. Lawless, winged, and unconfined,...

Having nothing, nothing can he lose.

Having nothing, nothing can he lose.